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Book/Printed Material An account of the expedition to the West Indies, against Martinico : with the reduction of Guadelupe, and other the Leeward Islands, subject to the French King, 1759 Half title: Account of the expedition to the West Indies / Account of the expedition to the West Indies

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Title

  • An account of the expedition to the West Indies, against Martinico : with the reduction of Guadelupe, and other the Leeward Islands, subject to the French King, 1759

Other Title

  • Half title: Account of the expedition to the West Indies
  • Account of the expedition to the West Indies

Names

  • Gardiner, Richard, 1723-1781.
  • Baskerville, John, 1706-1775, printer.
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Birmingham [England] ; [London] : Printed by John Baskerville for G. Steidel, at the Crown and Bible, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, London, 1762.

Headings

  • -  English West Indian Expedition, 1759
  • -  West Indies, French--History--Early works to 1800
  • -  Leeward Islands (West Indies)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--Birmingham

Notes

  • -  Signatures: [A]-N⁴ (last 2 leaves blank).
  • -  BN vol. 57, col. 320
  • -  Sabin vol. 7, p. 166, # 266628
  • -  ESTC T18834
  • -  Errata at end.
  • -  With a French translation of the same work: Relation de l'expedition aux Indes Occidentales, contre La Martinique. A Birmingham : Imprimé par Jean Baskerville, pour G. Steidel, 1762. Usually issued together.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1997.057.00.0004
  • -  Not previously online: input from LC manual cat. Copy 1 not on shelf at time of cataloging. vj34 2006-09-01
  • -  LAC snh 2019-06-14 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • [6], 91, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. (4 plans) ; 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F2151 .G23 1762
  • F2151 .G23 1762 Copy 2. Binding is half calf with marbled endpapers over original boards. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation. Has bookseller's label: R.S. Shearer ... Stirling [Scotland]. With: Relation de l'expedition aux Indes Occidentales, contre La Martinique. A Birmingham : Imprimé par Jean Baskerville, pour G. Steidel, 1762.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02013559

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gardiner, Richard, John Baskerville, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. An account of the expedition to the West Indies, against Martinico: with the reduction of Guadelupe, and other the Leeward Islands, subject to the French King. [Birmingham England ; London: Printed by John Baskerville for G. Steidel, at the Crown and Bible, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, London, 1762] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013559/.

APA citation style:

Gardiner, R., Baskerville, J. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1762) An account of the expedition to the West Indies, against Martinico: with the reduction of Guadelupe, and other the Leeward Islands, subject to the French King. [Birmingham England ; London: Printed by John Baskerville for G. Steidel, at the Crown and Bible, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, London] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013559/.

MLA citation style:

Gardiner, Richard, John Baskerville, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. An account of the expedition to the West Indies, against Martinico: with the reduction of Guadelupe, and other the Leeward Islands, subject to the French King. [Birmingham England ; London: Printed by John Baskerville for G. Steidel, at the Crown and Bible, Maddox-Street, Hanover-Square, London, 1762] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/02013559/>.